What is
true of revision?
a. It is necessary for every piece of writing that students do.
b. It only involves editing for mechanics.
c. It is necessary only for materials that are to be published for sharing with others.
d. None of these is true.
[Ques. 2] What is
true of teacher-student conferences on writing?
a. The teacher tells the student what to say.
b. The teacher leads the student to think about some aspects of his or her writing.
c. The teacher grades the writing during the conferences.
d. All of these are true.
[Ques. 3] ANS: D
a. Students should check all spelling and grammar as they proceed.
b. Students should write very neatly and legibly.
c. Students should share ideas with classmates if they feel the need.
d. All of these should happen.
[Ques. 4] How can knowledge that the student already has about the topic be activated?
a. Through class discussion
c. Through webbing
b. Through brainstorming
d. All of these
[Ques. 5] What may occur during the prewriting stage?
a. Selection and delimitation of topic
b. Determination of the audience for writing
c. Activation of the students prior knowledge about the subject
d. All of these
[Ques. 6] What are the components of effective writing lessons?
a. Free choice and absence of evaluation
b. Teacher modeling, guided practice, and feedback
c. Worksheet skill assignments to be completed individually
d. None of these
[Ques. 7] What are the steps in the writing process?
a. Prewriting, writing a draft, revision, editing, and publishing
b. Assigning, writing, evaluating
c. Preparation for writing, writing, turning in assignment
d. None of these
[Ques. 8] What are the steps in the writing process?
a. Prewriting, writing a draft, revision, editing, and publishing
b. Assigning, writing, evaluating
c. Preparation for writing, writing, turning in assignment
d. None of these
[Ques. 9] What does RAFT stand for?
a. Role, audience, format, topic
b. Reading, acting, fact-finding, telling
c. Reading, activating background knowledge, facilitating writing, thinking about the product
d. None of these
[Ques. 10] What is the distinctive feature of dialogue journals?
a. They involve having students write on an assigned topic.
b. They set up a two-way written conversation between the teacher and each student.
c. They are graded each day by the teacher.
d. They can be used only with average or gifted students.